Display device.



I? I C SNELUNs's v TEA APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1908.

A. H. SNBLLING.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

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ALH. SNBLLING.

DISPLAY DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED IBB.1, 1908.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

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provements in Displa when extende nay readily be.c

-The said collapsible dummy I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTgUR HENRY SNELLING, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

-To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HENRY SNELL- ING, a subject of His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 69 .Cranhurst road, London, N. W., England, representative, have invented certain Im- Devices; and I do ereby declare the fo owing to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make. and' use the same.

This invention relates to means for dressing shop windows, show rooms and the like by means of collapsible dummies, each representing a pile or roup of articles or commodities, which whl le light and easy to handle and havin a very realistic aplpearance apsed or folded u flat when not re uired for use and com act y stored in a sma compass.

y invention thus not only provides a cheap and effective method of dressing a shop window or. show room, but also obviates the difliculty of finding room for storing goods or dummies when the dressing is changed, now frequently experienced.

According to my invention, the collapsible dumm ma be a three dimensional unitation 0 a i e of articles, providing its own sup ort w en extended; or it may consist of a co lapsible support to which simple profile or two dimenslonal re resentations of the articles are secured, sai support being preferably stepped in the front so that tiers of articles may lie behind one another in different vertical planes and at different elevations this arrangement is preferable when the articles represented, bottles for example, are of such shape as cannot be piled without showin interspaces; also in some cases the collapsib e support may carry collapsible dummy articles, such as tobacco packets for'example. iles or groups would be constructedfrom s eet material,

- referably cardboard, or they may be made rom thin sheets of material. I

The simplest form of collapsible dummy metal or other suitable would represent in three dimensions a pile-of goods, such as tea packets for exam Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. February 1, 1908.- SedaI No. 413,918.

being folded fiat together.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

suitably cut and folded to shape, the same bein hin ed (as b scoring or bending the card oar along t e vertical-anglles topermit of the front and backof t e dummy 7 The term hinged when used hereinafter is intended to cover. scoring or bending to give .the effect 'of a hinge. The top and bottom walls of the ile would be rovided by flaps, preferably ,ormed on the lank or blanks aforesaid, said flaps being hinged along the lines of junction and preferably having supplementary flaps hinged alon their ,free edges which turninwards at rig t angles with the main flaps and frictionally en age the vertical walls of the dummy pile w en the flaps formin the to and bottom walls thereof are folde inwar s to complete the same and hold it extended. The visible surfaces of the dummy pile would be decorated or printed in colorsor otherwlse to give the dummy the exact appearance'of the pile of articles it is intended to represent. In a dummy pile similar to the above but having stepped tiers, the vertical Walls of the dummy, i. e. the front, back and sides, would again preferably be made by folding a suitably cut cardboard blank or blanks to shape, the vertical angles of the dummy being hinged, and hinged fla s for the top and bottom walls being provided as before described;

the horizontal walls re uired 'at the ends of the tiers to represent t eir top-portions left exposed by the shorter tiers,above would also be provided by hinged flaps preferably formed on the blank, said flaps having also referably supplementary flaps round their ee, edges hinged to fold at right angles and When it is des red to represents. He or group of articles, say a group of -bott es for example, which cannot be lled without showing interspaces, a mod' cation of the foregoing is preferably em loyed. In this case-simply two dimensiona or rofile representations of the articles woul be cut out and suitably decorated or printed and these rofiles would be secured to the front of a colapsible support, preferably stepped in'front support and. have preferably supplementary flaps hinged to thelr free edges to frictionally engage said walls when the main flaps are folded in place. By another modification, a collapsible support may car collapsible dummy articles instead of pro e representations, such for exampleas collapsible dummy tobacco packets.

In the annexed drawings in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dummy in accordance with my invention constructed to imitate a pile of articles. Fig. 2 shows the same collapsed flat. Figs. 3 and '4 res ectively represent two blanks from whic in conjunction the above dummy may be constructed. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show in front elevation, side view and fplan respectively, a modified construction 0 ;dummy re resentin agroup of articles. F' .8 shows t e same coIla sed flat, and 9 s ows a blank from which the collapsible support of this dummy mtg be made.

eferrin to Figs. 1 to 4, the collapsible dummy is here an imitation in three dimensions ofa pile of tea packa es and rovides its own support when exten ed for display as seen in Fig 1. The same might easily be made from a single blank of cardboard or other sheet-material, but to avoid waste I r'eferably construct it from two suitably cut blanks, such as A, B, Figs. 3 and 4. The

dotted lines in these last mentioned figures indicate where the blanks are scored or bent to give the effect "of hinges for folding purposes. On the blank A which provides the ont stepped wall of the dummy are cut the .flaps a hinged vertically along lines (1.; these fla s a when folded at right angles toA provi e the end walls of the tiers, see Fig. 1. At the ends'of flaps a are the narrow fia s b hinged alon lines 6'; these flaps are fo ded at right ang es to fla s a. and adhesively or otherwise secured to lank B which provides the rearstep ed wall ofithe dummy. c is a flap hinged a on line 0 on blank B, which ferms the top wa of the pile when folded into ace.

lank B, which when olded'down provide the ex o'sed top walls of the tiers. e is a flap hin e along-line e on'blank A which when fol ed down forms the bottom wall of the dummy. Fla s c, d and e are each preferably rovided wit the sulpplementary flaps s inged to them alongmes 8'; these fla s s when folded at right angles to c, d, e frictiond are flaps hinged along lines (1 onally engage the interior vertical walls of the dummy and assist to hold the main flaps 1n upon and are supported by them in the correct position.

Referring to the modification Figs. 5 to 9 v inclusive, which represent a dummy group of pickle jars, the dummy here consists of simply two dimensional or profile re resentations of the articles secured to the ront of a collapsible support which is step ed in front so that the several tiers lie in d erent vertical planes behind each other. The stepped collapsible su port may conveniently be made from a'b ank such as C Fig. 9, the portion g of this blank provides the back of the support and the portions h the stepped sides thereof which are hin ed to g, as b scoring, along lines 7:. i are aps hin ed along lines i to sides 72.; these fia s are olded at right an les to said sides an the profile representations of the articles areadhesively or otherwise secured to them as seen clearly in Fig. 7.

c is a flap hinged to blank C'along {mle 0 auge e an e a flap hinge to said blank alon res llectively 1providing a top and o'ttom wall for eeping t e su port extended when folded down into place, oth these flaps havin snipplementary fla s s to engage frictional y t e mterior'vertica walls of the sup ort.

It is to be understoodthat I pr limit myself to the precise constructions above described which may obviously be 105 scope of the appended claims without in any considerably varied in details within the 0 not confine way departing from the spirit of my invention; for example the fla s forming the bottom walls of the dummieg and which are not usuall seen, may generally be dispensed with i desired, althou h I prefer to employ them as holding the fummies more rigidl extended. I would further observe that 2. A dum ny'for the purpose set forth rep-' resenting a pileor group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising a front, rear, side and top walls hinged to permit of the front back of the .am aware that collapsible dummy represendummy being folded flat together, said front wall carrying collapsible representations in sheet material of the goods.

3. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and ma e from sheet material such as cardboard, and

comprising a front portion and side and rear walls and a hinged top flap, said walls being hinged alon the vertical lines ofjunction to permit the u'mmy to be folded flat, and the dummy being held extended by folding the hinl ed top flap horizontally between the side wa s.

4. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprisin ste ped front and rear walls, hinged si e wa s providin the risers of the steps and hinged to w ls providing the treads of the steps, the w sible.

5. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising stepped front and rear walls, side walls connectm their vertical ed es and hinged along the ines of junction, an hinged flaps which when folded down horizontally provide to walls which cover the open spaces and old the dummy extended.

6. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising a rear wall, side walls hinged thereto and having stepped front edges,'front Alfred W Erickson. Enters this disclai.mer

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hole being collap-' portions carried by the said stepiped edges and hinged thereto, and a hinged ap which when folded horizontally between the side walls holds the dummy extended.

7. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising a rear wall, side walls hinged thereto and having stepped front edges, front walls carried by said stepped ed es and hinged thereto and a hinged flap whic when folded horizontally between the side walls keeps the whole extended, said front walls carrying collapsible representations in sheet material of the goods.

'8. In a collapsible dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile ,or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, the combination with the hinged flaps providing the horizontal walls of the ARTHUR HENRY SNELLING.

Witnesses:

MARGARET ADELINE GILHAM, ARTHUR Josnrn SMITH.

DISCLAIMER- 898,519.A'rt/mr Henry Snellz'ng, London, England. DISPLAY DEVICE. Patent dated September 15, 1908. Disclaimer filed July 9, 1913, by the assignee,

(a) Page 1, lines ll-i3, the words also in some cases the collapsible support may carry collapsible dummy articles, such as tobacco packets for example.

(0) Page 1. line 78, the words similar to the abovebutf" line 81, the words again preferably,'and line 85, the Words as before described. (d) Page 2, lines 121'6, the sentence By another modification, a collapsible support may-carry collapsible dummy articles instead of profile representations, such for example as collapsible dummy tobacco packets. i

(6) From each of the claims of said patent any construction of dummy other than a collapsible dummy pile or group of articles in stepped tiers.

OFFICIAL GAzn'r'rE, July 22, 1913.

dummy being folded flat together, said front wall carrying collapsible representations in sheet material of the goods.

3. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and ma e from sheet material such as cardboard, and

comprising a front portion and side and rear walls and a hinged top flap, said walls being hinged alon the vertical lines ofjunction to permit the u'mmy to be folded flat, and the dummy being held extended by folding the hinl ed top flap horizontally between the side wa s.

4. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprisin ste ped front and rear walls, hinged si e wa s providin the risers of the steps and hinged to w ls providing the treads of the steps, the w sible.

5. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising stepped front and rear walls, side walls connectm their vertical ed es and hinged along the ines of junction, an hinged flaps which when folded down horizontally provide to walls which cover the open spaces and old the dummy extended.

6. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising a rear wall, side walls hinged thereto and having stepped front edges,'front Alfred W Erickson. Enters this disclai.mer

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hole being collap-' portions carried by the said stepiped edges and hinged thereto, and a hinged ap which when folded horizontally between the side walls holds the dummy extended.

7. A dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, and comprising a rear wall, side walls hinged thereto and having stepped front edges, front walls carried by said stepped ed es and hinged thereto and a hinged flap whic when folded horizontally between the side walls keeps the whole extended, said front walls carrying collapsible representations in sheet material of the goods.

'8. In a collapsible dummy for the purpose set forth representing a pile ,or group of articles and made from sheet material such as cardboard, the combination with the hinged flaps providing the horizontal walls of the ARTHUR HENRY SNELLING.

Witnesses:

MARGARET ADELINE GILHAM, ARTHUR Josnrn SMITH.

DISCLAIMER- 898,519.A'rt/mr Henry Snellz'ng, London, England. DISPLAY DEVICE. Patent dated September 15, 1908. Disclaimer filed July 9, 1913, by the assignee,

(a) Page 1, lines ll-i3, the words also in some cases the collapsible support may carry collapsible dummy articles, such as tobacco packets for example.

(0) Page 1. line 78, the words similar to the abovebutf" line 81, the words again preferably,'and line 85, the Words as before described. (d) Page 2, lines 121'6, the sentence By another modification, a collapsible support may-carry collapsible dummy articles instead of profile representations, such for example as collapsible dummy tobacco packets. i

(6) From each of the claims of said patent any construction of dummy other than a collapsible dummy pile or group of articles in stepped tiers.

OFFICIAL GAzn'r'rE, July 22, 1913.

Disclaimer in Letters Patent No. 898,519.

DISCLAIMEB 898,5l9.-Art/ur llenrg Smiling, dated September 15, 1908. Afifred lV. Erickson. Enters this disclaimer (a) Page 1, lines 4143, the words carry collapsible dummy articles, such as similar to the above but; line 81,

London, England. Disrrhn' DEVICE. Patent Disclaimer filed July 9, 1913,

by the :issignee,

also in some cases the collapsible support may tobacco packets for example.

the words words as before described."

By another modification, a collapsible supcles instead of profile representations, such for example as collapsible dummy tobacco packets.

(6) From each of the claims of a collapsible dummy pile or group of OFFICIAL GAZETTE, Juby 22, 1.913.

said patent any construction of dummy other than articles in stepped tiers. 

